Apartmani Djura

Apartmani Djura is an aparthotel for divers who prefer a little more control over the evening. You have your own kitchen, dining area and sitting space, so you can make breakfast at your own pace, keep food in the fridge and decide for yourself whether dinner means cooking or walking out into Selce.

Air conditioning, free WiFi and soundproofing keep the practical side of the stay in order, while a balcony or terrace gives you somewhere to sit with a drink and let the day wind down. This is a straightforward base rather than a full-service resort, which suits you if a comfortable apartment matters more than a programme of hotel entertainment.

You stay in Selce, Croatia, with Poli Mora Beach about 300 metres away. Polaca Beach is a similar walk, while Rokan Beach is under 1 km from the aparthotel and Uvala Slana Beach is about 1 km away on foot. The sea is close enough to make a spontaneous swim entirely realistic, rather than a logistical exercise.

Selce also gives you several places to eat nearby. Venus Buffet and Konoba Riva are roughly 400 feet away, with V A L Food & Drinks about 800 feet from the property. For a drink, Goya Cocktail Bar is about 0.8 miles away and Lounge & Beach Bar is about the same distance.

If you arrive by air, Rijeka Airport is about 15 miles away by road. Drivenik railway station is around 12 miles away by road, and the surrounding area includes sites such as Sv. Juraj, about 2.7 miles away by road.

The accommodation is apartment-style throughout, with the useful parts of a small home rather than just a place to sleep. The kitchen includes a hob, oven, microwave, refrigerator, cookware and cleaning products, while the dining table gives you somewhere proper to eat instead of balancing a plate on your knees. There is also a sofa and seating area with a flat-screen TV.

For two divers travelling together, the apartment layout gives you room to separate eating, sitting and sleeping. The dressing room and wardrobe help keep everyday kit from spreading across the whole place, and the drying rack is useful for ordinary clothes after a swim. The private bathroom has a shower, towels, toiletries, bathrobes and a hairdryer.

When the Croatian summer turns the heat up, air conditioning is available, with a fan as another option. Soundproofing is a welcome detail when you are ready for an early night, while the balcony or terrace gives you an outdoor seat without leaving the property. Upper floors are reached by stairs only, so that is worth factoring in if knees and dive bags have already had a long day.

There is no hotel restaurant or breakfast arrangement to plan around here; the apartment kitchen is the dining solution. You can use the oven and hob, store supplies in the refrigerator and sit down at the dining table for a meal that does not depend on a fixed service. After a long day in the water, that flexibility can be more useful than a formal dining room.

If cooking is not on your evening agenda, Selce keeps the alternatives close. Venus Buffet and Konoba Riva are about 400 feet away, and V A L Food & Drinks is roughly 800 feet from the property. Goya Cocktail Bar and Lounge & Beach Bar are both about 0.8 miles away for the part of the evening that calls for a drink rather than another saucepan.

The main off-duty activity is the coast itself. Poli Mora Beach is about 300 metres away, with Polaca Beach close by and Rokan Beach under 1 km away, so you can move between different stretches of shore without turning the afternoon into a full expedition. Uvala Slana Beach is also around 1 km away on foot.

Back at the apartment, the balcony or terrace provides the essential luxury of sitting down outside with no further plan. The sofa and flat-screen TV cover the evening when the weather turns or your energy runs out. There is no need to invent an itinerary: beach, shower, food and a quiet seat is a perfectly respectable sequence.

Check-in runs from 12:00 to 14:30, and you need to tell the property your arrival time in advance. Check-out is from 08:00 to 10:00, which fits an early departure but leaves little room for a leisurely final morning. There is no age requirement for check-in, and children over three are welcome.

Payment is by cash only. Parties and events are not allowed, and pets are not accepted, so the house rules are quite clear before you arrive. Upper floors are accessible by stairs only.

Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Rijeka Airport is about 15 miles away by road, and the beach is roughly 300 metres from the apartments. The nearby dive centre is DC Mihuric, around 544 metres away, giving you a realistic walk between accommodation and diving rather than a daily transfer routine.